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- the present invention relates generally to vehicle charging systems and improvements thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a battery charging system and method for an automobile or other vehicle utilizing notification messages or indicators and improvements thereof.
- a notification system or method would interface with the battery and/or electrical connections or system of a vehicle and be configured to notify or otherwise alert an owner or user of the vehicle of the charging characteristics of the vehicle.
- the notification system or method would allow for notification even if a user is not physically present at the vehicle incorporating the system and be capable of tailoring the notification to better inform the user of particular characteristics of the vehicle.
- the notification system or method would also be inexpensive to manufacture and integrate with other systems or components of the vehicle in order to provide more accurate or in-depth information to the user.
- the notification system or method would be modifiable or tunable by the user such that optimum or desired charging characteristics for the vehicle may be obtained depending upon user preferences.
- a charging notification system for a vehicle may include a battery and a conductor coupled with the battery and configured to receive power for charging the battery when the conductor is electrically connected with a charging cable.
- a processor is coupled with the battery and configured to generate a signal if the battery is not charging when the conductor is electrically connected with the charging cable.
- An antenna is coupled with the processor and configured to wirelessly transmit the signal to a remote device.
- a method for notifying a user of a vehicle, via a processor of the vehicle, a charging characteristic of the vehicle may include the steps of delaying, using the processor, for a predetermined amount of time, determining, using the processor, if a charging cable is electrically connected to the vehicle, generating, using the processor, a first message if the charging cable is not electrically connected to the vehicle, determining, using the processor, if the charging cable is electrically connected to a charge location for receiving power from the charge location, generating, using the processor, a second message if the charging cable is electrically connected to the vehicle but is not electrically connected to the charge location, determining, using the processor, if a battery of the vehicle is charging, and generating, using the processor, a third message if the charging cable is electrically connected to the vehicle and to the charge location but the battery of the vehicle is not charging.
- a method for notifying a user of a vehicle, via a processor of the vehicle, a charging characteristic of the vehicle may include the steps of waiting, using the processor, for a predetermined period of time, determining, using the processor, if a charging cable is electrically connected between a battery of the vehicle and a charge location, sending, using the processor, a first message to a remote device if the charging cable is not electrically connected between the battery of the vehicle and the charge location, determining, using the processor, if the charge location is a recognized location in a memory electrically connected with the processor, and sending, using the processor, a second message to the remote device if the charge location is not a recognized location.
- FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a charge notice system for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2A is a display screen of a vehicle charging system showing an extended charging mode according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2B is a display screen of the vehicle charging system of FIG. 2A showing a normal charging mode according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram for a battery charging indication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a remote notification charging system for a vehicle utilizing predetermined messages based upon characteristics of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a remote notification charging system for a vehicle utilizing recognized charging locations according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a charge notice system 100 for a vehicle 102 is shown.
- the vehicle 102 includes a charging connector or other conductor 105 for electrically connecting the vehicle 102 to a charging device or location 104 in order to recharge an electric battery 103 of the vehicle 102 .
- a charging cable 106 extends between the charging connector 105 of the vehicle 102 and the desired charging device or location 104 .
- the user may plug the vehicle 102 into the charging device or location 104 in order to replenish the state of charge of the electric battery or batteries 103 .
- a processor 108 is also coupled with and located inside the vehicle 102 and is configured to generate a signal 120 for wireless transmission (e.g., using an antenna coupled with the processor 108 ) to an external receiver or transceiver 122 .
- the processor 108 may be electrically connected (i.e., wired or wirelessly) with the battery 103 and/or the charging connector 105 of the vehicle 102 .
- the external receiver 122 may be a satellite, cell phone, pager, laptop or desktop computer, or any other type of electronic device capable of receiving and/or transmitting communications or signals from and to the processor 108 of the vehicle 102 (e.g., using a satellite network, a cellular network, the Internet, etc.).
- the processor 108 is configured to or is coupled with other components configured to wirelessly transmit a signal or a message 120 (e.g., a text SMS message, automated voicemail message, email message, etc.) to the external receiver 122 based upon charging characteristics of the battery 103 or the connection of the charging cable 106 to the charging connector 105 or the charging device or location 104 .
- a phone number, email address, or other destination location, address or information for use in wirelessly transmitting the signal or the message 120 from the processor 108 may be stored in a memory of or interfacing with the processor 108 .
- the processor 108 may be located in a dash of the vehicle 102 .
- the charge notice system 100 may operate to wirelessly transmit the message 120 from the processor 108 to the external receiver 122 if the charging cable 106 is appropriately connected between the charging connector 105 of the vehicle 102 and the charging device or location 104 , but the battery 103 of the vehicle 102 is not being charged. This may be due to a malfunction of electronics within the vehicle 102 , a power outage at the charging device or location 104 or may be due to a connection or conductor problem in the charging cable 106 itself or its connections with the charging connector 105 or the charging location 104 .
- the charge notice system 100 may operate to wirelessly transmit a message 120 from the processor 108 to the external receiver 122 if the charging cable 106 is connecting the charging connector 105 of the vehicle 102 to an unknown or unrecognized charging location 104 (e.g., a charging location at geographic coordinates not previously recognized or stored in a memory of the vehicle 102 or outside of a predefined range or radius of a stored home address or location for the vehicle 102 ).
- an unknown or unrecognized charging location 104 e.g., a charging location at geographic coordinates not previously recognized or stored in a memory of the vehicle 102 or outside of a predefined range or radius of a stored home address or location for the vehicle 102 .
- the geographic coordinates or other identifying information corresponding to the charging location 104 may be transmitted to the external receiver 122 in the message 120 wirelessly transmitted from the processor 108 .
- the charge notice system 100 may operate to wirelessly transmit the message 120 from the processor 108 to the external receiver 122 if the user of the vehicle 102 has improperly connected the charging cable 106 to either the charging connector 105 of the vehicle 102 or the charging location 104 . This may occur, for example, if the user fails to fully mate the charging connector 105 or the charging location 104 with the charging cable 106 . This may also be determined, for example, if the vehicle 102 includes a timing system or device configured to automatically begin charging of the vehicle 102 at a known or stored charging location 104 after a certain period of time upon shutting down the vehicle 102 . If the timing system or device attempts to initiate charging, but fails due to missing or inadequate electrical connection, the processor 108 may initiate wireless transmission of the message 120 to the external receiver 122 .
- the signal or message 120 transmitted by the processor 108 may be modified or configured in order to more specifically alert the user to the precise charging error encountered. For example, if the charging cable 106 is not plugged in properly, the message 120 may explicitly state (e.g., in a body of a text message, email, pre-recorded or digitized voice message, etc.) the charging cable is incorrectly mated with either the charging connector 105 or the charging device or location 104 . If the charging cable 106 is properly connected but the battery 103 of the vehicle 102 is not charging, the message 120 may instead state that a different electrical issue is interrupting charging of the vehicle 102 , that the battery 103 has reached its maximum charge capacity or that the battery 103 is unable to be charged.
- the message 120 may explicitly state (e.g., in a body of a text message, email, pre-recorded or digitized voice message, etc.) the charging cable is incorrectly mated with either the charging connector 105 or the charging device or location 104 . If the
- the message 120 may state that the vehicle is being charged at an unknown charging location 104 and include information (e.g., geographic) about the unknown or unrecognized charging location 104 .
- information e.g., geographic
- These different messages may be predetermined or predefined in memory or they may be determined or created in real-time based upon one or more inputs to the processor 108 .
- the signal or message. 120 generated by the processor 108 and transmitted may be delayed by a predetermined amount of time after the vehicle 102 is shut off (e.g., 10 minutes) in order to avoid sending nuisance messages to the user and to provide the user of the vehicle 102 a window of time to plug-in the vehicle 102 for charging purposes.
- the processor 108 or components connected with the processor 108 may be configured to receive signals or messages back from the external receiver 122 or another remote device, such that the user may respond to a notification message and modify one or more aspects or parameters of the vehicle 102 (e.g., prevent the battery 103 from charging, request a subsequent reminder message, disable the vehicle 102 , etc.).
- Different types of messages may be defined to be transmitted to different destination locations or addresses.
- messages may be routed to different destination locations or addresses based on other characteristics of the vehicle or its operation (e.g., a message may be routed to a stored phone number corresponding to a user who most recently operated or was within the cabin of the vehicle).
- the user may interface with the charge mode system 200 from within the vehicle (e.g., utilizing a display located in a dash of the vehicle) or may interface with the charge mode system 200 remotely (e.g., using a device with an external receiver and/or transmitter capable of wireless communication with a processor of the vehicle, the same as or similar to the previous discussion for FIG. 1 .
- the vehicle may include a display in the cabin or passenger area (e.g., in a dash of the vehicle).
- the display of the vehicle may illuminate or otherwise make visible a display screen 210 upon charging of the battery, for example, when the vehicle has been turned off and initially connected to a charging location via a charging cable.
- the display screen 210 may replaceably or additionally be displayed on a remote device, such as a cell phone, tablet or smart phone or other component remote from the vehicle.
- the battery 201 When the charge mode system 200 is operating in the extended charging mode, the battery 201 is permitted to fully charge 202 up to 100% of its maximum charge capacity. As the battery 201 charges, the display screen 210 subsequently lights up elements 213 on an indicator bar 212 .
- the charge mode system 200 is shown with a display screen 260 operating in a normal charging mode.
- the battery 201 is only permitted to charge a first portion 252 up to a threshold or predetermined level or percentage (e.g., between 80% and 90%) of the maximum charge capacity.
- a threshold or predetermined level or percentage e.g., between 80% and 90%
- the remaining portion 253 of the battery does not get recharged in the normal charging mode.
- the operational life of the battery 201 may be extended, as discussed above.
- the predetermined level or percentage of the maximum charge capacity may be set or manipulated by a user of the vehicle, for example, by interfacing with a display screen of the vehicle.
- the charge mode (e.g., normal charging mode or extended charging mode) may be set or established according to default vehicle settings or according to user-defined parameters in order to automatically operate in a desired charging mode (e.g., depending upon time of the day, day of the week, etc.).
- the indicator bar 262 may be similar to the indicator bar 212 .
- the indicator bar 262 may have a total of 10 possible elements 263 , but each element 263 corresponding to 8% of battery charge for a threshold of for example 80% of the maximum charge capacity.
- all 10 elements 263 are illuminated on the indicator bar 262 even though the battery 201 is only charged to 80% of the maximum charge capacity.
- the display screen 260 also includes a user-interface element 264 , similar to the user-interface element 214 , for allowing the user to switch to the extended charging mode as described in FIG. 2A .
- a charging notification system 300 may include an LED 302 connected with a processor 304 .
- the processor 304 may be connected with a memory 306 for storing algorithms or thresholds for illuminating the LED 302 , as discussed in greater detail herein.
- the LED 302 may blink or flash at varying frequencies depending upon the state of battery charge. For example, when the battery is low on charge (e.g., 10%), the LED 302 is controlled by the processor 304 to blink at a reduced rate or frequency (e.g., 10 times per minute) to indicate that the battery charge is low.
- an alternative embodiment may vary other aspects of the LED 302 besides frequency of illumination (e.g., the LED 302 color may change depending upon the charge level or state).
- a red light may indicate a weak charge
- a yellow light may indicate a moderate charge
- a green light may indicate a full charge.
- the charging notification system 300 may be used as part of the charge notice system 100 , previously described for FIG. 1 , the charge mode system 200 , previously described for FIGS. 2A-2B , or an alternative or stand-alone charge notifying system.
- the charge notice system 100 , the charge mode system 200 , and/or the charge notification system 300 may incorporate features from one another. In an alternative embodiment, certain features may be removed or added to the embodiments described above. For example, charging of a battery of a vehicle may be automatically delayed by a processor of the vehicle after the battery is electrically connected with a charging location until a specific time of day, such as later in the evening or night when electricity rates in a given geographic area of the vehicle are lower. Such charging may be delayed differently for different days of the week (e.g., weekends vs. weekdays). In another example, the charge mode of a vehicle may be set automatically and without user input based on a variety of parameters (e.g., stored default values, time of day dependent, day of week dependent, etc.).
- the processor of the vehicle determines whether a charge cable is properly connected to a portion or component of the vehicle in order to transmit or propagate power signals to the vehicle for recharging of the battery of the vehicle. This determination may be made via mechanical and/or electrical sensing (e.g., is a particular mechanical latch compressed or configured as it should be during accurate coupling of the charge cable with the portion of the vehicle). If the processor determines that the charge cable is not properly connected, operation continues to step 420 .
- the processor generates a first message for subsequent sending or transmittal to a remote device.
- the first message may be transmitted by an antenna electrically coupled with the processor and configured to receive and wirelessly propagate the first message to an external receiver of the remote device.
- the first message may include information about the specific error encountered during charging (e.g., that no charge cable was connected to the portion of the vehicle or that the charge cable was improperly connected to the portion of the vehicle).
- the second message may thus be transmitted by the antenna electrically coupled with the processor and configured to receive and wirelessly propagate the second message to the external receiver of the remote device.
- the second message may include information about the specific error encountered during charging (e.g., that an improper power signal or no power signal is being received via the portion of the vehicle connected to the charge cable).
- the processor generates a third message, different from the first or the second messages, for subsequent sending or transmittal to the remote device, similar to the first or the second messages.
- the third message may thus be transmitted by the antenna electrically coupled with the processor and configured to receive and wirelessly propagate the third message to the external receiver of the remote device.
- the third message may include information about the specific error encountered during charging (e.g., that the battery of the vehicle is not at a full state of charge and is not charging properly despite an appropriate connection of the charge cable to both the vehicle and the charge location).
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a remote notification charging system 500 for a vehicle and utilizing information about unrecognized charging locations for the vehicle.
- the remote notification charging system 500 may incorporate certain of the same or similar functional and/or structural features as previously described for FIGS. 1-4 .
- one or more of the process steps shown in the flowchart of the remote notification charging system 500 may be performed by a processor of the vehicle.
- the process starts, for example, when a user of the vehicle turns off an engine of the vehicle, removes a key from an ignition slot or removes a key fob from a designated area or radius of the vehicle, such as an interior cabin compartment.
- step 510 the processor of the remote notification charging system 500 creates or initiates a delay for a predetermined amount of time (e.g., a default time of 10 minutes) in order to avoid sending nuisance notifications to the user before the user has had a chance to properly configure the vehicle for charging.
- a predetermined amount of time e.g., a default time of 10 minutes
- the predetermined amount of time may be modifiable by the user via interfacing with the remote charging notification system 500 .
- the processor of the vehicle determines whether a charge cable is properly connected between a portion or connector of the vehicle and a charge location for providing power to the vehicle via the charge cable. If the processor determines that no proper connection exists, operation continues to step 520 .
- the processor generates a first message for subsequent sending or transmittal to a remote device. The first message may be transmitted by an antenna electrically coupled with the processor and configured to receive and wirelessly propagate the first message to an external receiver of the remote device.
- the first message may include information about the specific error encountered during charging (e.g., that no charge cable was connected between the portion of the vehicle and the charge location, that the charge cable was improperly connected to either the portion of the vehicle or the charge location or that an inadequate or non-existing power signal was propagated to the portion of the vehicle from the charge location via the charge cable).
- step 535 no message is generated by the processor or sent to the remote device.
- the messages generated and transmitted as described above may be predetermined messages stored in a memory and selected by the processor or may be messages created on the fly by the processor based upon inputs received at the processor.
- the user of the vehicle may be permitted to save or otherwise manipulate charge locations stored in the memory of the remote notification charging system 500 in order to specify desired charge locations to be considered recognized.
- additional or replacement steps may be included as part of the remote notification charging system 500 .
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